With the news on the novel coronavirus pandemic ever-changing, and the search for COVID-19 vaccines still continuing, it is difficult to stay on top of the goings-on of the vaccines in development. To help you stay on top of things, Nidhi Parekh of The Shared Microscope writes weekly updates on the vaccines alone.
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COVID-19 Top Vaccines
There are currently 21 COVID-19 vaccines in the final phase of clinical trials, some of which have received regulatory approval for use limited or full use in various countries. For more information on the regulatory process for vaccines (which is a labyrinth), check out this post here.
1. The Oxford/AstraZeneca Vaccine
What is The Oxford/AstraZeneca Vaccine And How Does It Work?
For a quick one-paragraph rundown, check out our recent post here.
Latest Update
Yesterday, Pakistan and Brazil also approved the use of the Oxford-AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine.
What is The Moderna Vaccine And How Does It Work?
For a quick one-paragraph rundown, check out our recent post here.
Latest Update
In addition to Israel, the EU, and the UK, the Moderna vaccine has recently received approval for use in Switzerland this week.
3. Sinovac’s CoronaVac Vaccine
What is The CoronaVac Vaccine And How Does It Work?
For a quick one-paragraph rundown, check out our recent post here.
Latest Update
Further to approval in Indonesia and the Philippines, the CoronaVac vaccine has received approval for use in Turkey and Brazil.
4. Cansino’s Ad5-nCoV
What is Cansino’s Ad5-nCoV Vaccine And How Does It Work?
For a quick one-paragraph rundown, check out our recent post here.
Latest Update
There have been no updates on this vaccine this week. For the latest update, check out our previous newsletter here.
5. Unnamed Inactive Vaccine – Wuhan
What is The Inactive Virus Vaccine From Wuhan And How Does It Work?
For a quick one-paragraph rundown, check out our recent post here.
Latest Update
There have been no updates on this vaccine this week. For our latest update, check out our previous newsletter here.
6. Sinopharm’s BBIBP-CorV
What is Sinopharm’s BBIBP-CorV And How Does It Work?
For a quick one-paragraph rundown, check out our recent post here.
Latest Update
Various countries have given this vaccine emergency use authorization — including Egypt and Jordan. Earlier this week, Hungary announced a deal to buy up to one million doses (in the first shipment) of the BBIBP-CorV pending authorization.
7. Pfizer and BioNTech’s BNT162b2
What is Pfizer and BioNTech’s BNT162 Vaccine And How Does It Work?
For a quick one-paragraph rundown, check out our recent post here.
Latest Update
Earlier this week, Norway raised concerns over the Pfizer vaccine after 33 elderly people with serious underlying health conditions died after receiving inoculations. Yesterday, it was confirmed that there was no evidence of a direct link between the deaths and the vaccines.
8. The Russian Sputnik V
What is theSputnik V And How Does It Work?
For a quick one-paragraph rundown, check out our recent post here.
Latest Update
There have been no updates on this vaccine this week. For our latest, check out our previous newsletter here.
9. Novavax’s NVX-CoV2373
What is Novavax’s NVX-CoV2373 And How Does It Work?
For a quick one-paragraph rundown, check out our recent post here.
Latest Update
Earlier this week, Novavax finalized an agreement with Australia for 51 million doses of their COVID-19 vaccine.
10. Johnson & Johnson’s JNJ-78436735/Ad26.CoV2-S
What is Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 Vaccine And How Does It Work?
For a quick one-paragraph rundown, check out our recent post here.
Latest Update
There have been no updates on this vaccine this week. For our latest, check out our previous newsletter here.
11. Murdoch Children’s Research Institute’s BCG Vaccine Trial
What is Murdoch Children’s Research Institute Doing?
For a quick one-paragraph rundown, check out our recent post here.
Latest Update
Phase 3 clinical trial results for this vaccine are still to be declared. Since the trials started, we haven’t had any updates on the use of the BCG vaccine against COVID-19.
12. Bharat BioTech’s Covaxin
What is Bharat BioTech’s Covaxin And How Does It Work?
For a quick one-paragraph rundown, check out our recent post here.
Latest Update
There have been no updates on this vaccine this week. For our latest, check out our previous newsletter here.
13. The Medicago-GSK Coronavirus-Like Particle (CoVLP)
What is Medicago’s Coronavirus-Like Particle (CoVLP)?
For a quick one-paragraph rundown, check out our recent post here.
Latest Update
There have been no new updates on this vaccine this week. For our most recent update, check out our post here.
14. Anhui Zhifei Longcom and Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences Vaccine Candidate
What is Anhui Zhifei Longform’s vaccine based on?
For a quick one-paragraph rundown, check out our recent post here.
Latest Update
There have been no new updates on this vaccine this week. For our most recent update, check out our post here.
15. The AnGes AG0302-COVID19
What is AnGes’ AG0302-COVID19 vaccine?
For a quick one-paragraph rundown, check out our recent post here.
Latest Update
There have been no new updates on this vaccine this week. For our most recent update on the vaccine, check out our post here.
16. Institute of Medical Biology at the Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences’ Vaccine
What is the Institute of Medical Biology’s vaccine?
For a quick one-paragraph rundown, check out our recent post here.
Latest Update
There have been no new updates on this vaccine this week. For our most recent update on the vaccine, check out our post here.
17. GSK-Clover Biopharmaceuticals’ COVID-19 Vaccine
What is Clover Biopharmaceuticals’ vaccine?
For a quick one-paragraph rundown, check out our recent post here.
Latest Update
There have been no new updates on this vaccine this week. For our most recent update on the vaccine, check out our post here.
18. Vector Institute’s EpiVacCorona
What is the EpiVacCorona vaccine?
For a quick one-paragraph rundown, check out our recent post here.
Latest Update
Earlier this week the Russian News Agency confirmed that upwards of 2,000 volunteers received the second dose of the EpiVacCorona, with no adverse side effects being reported.
19. CureVac’s CVnCoV
What is CureVac’s CVnCoV vaccine?
For a quick one-paragraph rundown, check out our recent post here.
Latest Update
Earlier this week, Bayer partnered with CureVac which would help support the development and production of their vaccine.
20. Kazakhstan’s QazCovid Vaccine
What is the QazCovid vaccine?
For a quick one-paragraph rundown, check out our recent post here.
Latest Update
There have been no new updates on this vaccine this week. For our most recent update on the vaccine, check out our post here.
21. India’s Zydus Cadila (aka ZyCoV-D)
What is India’s ZyCoV-D vaccine?
For a quick one-paragraph rundown, check out our recent post here.
Latest Update
There have been no new updates on this vaccine this week. For our most recent update on the vaccine, check out our post here.
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